This can be viewed as sour grapes, or it can be viewed as a true assessment. P.J. Carlesimo was not retained by the Brooklyn Nets after they were eliminated by the Chicago Bulls in the first round. In fact, they got rid of him the next day.
Brooklyn’s billionaire owner has spent a lot of money on the roster (and the relocation obviously) and he expecting that to translate into immediate success on the court. While the Nets are improved, they still have a ways to go. According to P.J., the organization’s goal of winning a title in the next year or so are unrealistic. He’s right.
“When you have a job in this league that you have a chance to win every night, that’s very special, and Brooklyn is one of those jobs. Having said that, the expectations to win a championship in two years, that’s a heavy load for anybody, not just for Brooklyn. I don’t know if that’s realistic the way the roster is right now. I would not say that team could not win a championship. We thought we could this year if things broke a little better for us.”
H/T: Newsday
